Emma Thompson Filmography: Every Movie and TV Show in Order

How many movies and TV shows has Emma Thompson been in? This complete Emma Thompson filmography lists 74 credited roles (65 films, 9 TV series), in chronological order from 1953 to 2026, with links to our full guides where available.

Emma Thompson movies in order

• The Tall Guy (1989) as Kate
• Henry V (1989) as Katherine
• Impromptu (1991) as Duchess D'Antan
• Dead Again (1991) as Margaret Strauss / Grace
• Howards End (1992) as Margaret Schlegel
• Peter's Friends (1992) as Maggie Chester
• Much Ado About Nothing (1993) as Beatrice
• The Remains of the Day (1993) as Miss Kenton
• In the Name of the Father (1993) as Gareth Peirce
• My Father the Hero (1994) as Isabel (uncredited)
• Junior (1994) as Dr. Diana Reddin
• Carrington (1995) as Dora Carrington
• Sense and Sensibility (1995) as Elinor Dashwood
• The Winter Guest (1997) as Frances
• Primary Colors (1998) as Susan Stanton
• Judas Kiss (1998) as FBI Agent Sadie Hawkins
• Maybe Baby (2000) as Druscilla
• Wit (2001) as Vivian Bearing
• Treasure Planet (2002) as Captain Amelia (voice)
• Love Actually (2003) as Karen
• Imagining Argentina (2003) as Cecilia Rueda
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) as Sybill Trelawney
• Nanny McPhee (2005) as Nanny McPhee
• Stranger Than Fiction (2006) as Karen Eiffel
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007) as Sybill Trelawney
• I Am Legend (2007) as Dr. Alice Krippin
• Brideshead Revisited (2008) as Lady Marchmain
• Last Chance Harvey (2008) as Kate Walker
• The Boat That Rocked (2009) as Charlotte
• An Education (2009) as Headmistress
• Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang (2010) as Nanny McPhee
• The Song of Lunch (2010) as She
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) as Sybill Trelawney
• Men in Black 3 (2012) as Agent O
• Brave (2012) as Elinor (voice)
• Beautiful Creatures (2013) as Mrs. Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes
• Saving Mr. Banks (2013) as P.L. Travers
• The Love Punch (2014) as Kate
• Effie Gray (2014) as Lady Eastlake
• Men, Women & Children (2014) as Narrator (voice)
• The Legend of Barney Thomson (2015) as Cemolina
• A Walk in the Woods (2015) as Catherine Bryson
• Burnt (2015) as Dr. Rosshilde
• Alone in Berlin (2016) as Anna Quangel
• Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) as Dr Rawlings
• Beauty and the Beast (2017) as Mrs. Potts
• The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) as Maureen Meyerowitz
• King Lear (2018) as Goneril
• The Children Act (2018) as Fiona Maye
• Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) as Prime Minister
• Late Night (2019) as Katherine Newbury
• Missing Link (2019) as Dora the Yeti Elder (voice)
• Men in Black: International (2019) as Agent O
• Last Christmas (2019) as Petra Andrich
• Dolittle (2020) as Poly (voice)
• How to Build a Girl (2020) as Amanda
• Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021) as Self (archive footage)
• Cruella (2021) as The Baroness
• An Audience with Adele (2021) as Self
• Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022) as Nancy Stokes
• Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022) as Agatha Trunchbull
• What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) as Cath Stevenson
• Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) as Dr Rawlings
• Dead of Winter (2025) as Barb
• The Sheep Detectives (2026) as Lydia Harbottle

Emma Thompson TV shows

• The Oscars (1953) as Self
• Cheers (1982) as Nanny Gee
• The Young Ones (1982) as Miss Money-Sterling
• Ellen (1994) as Emma Thompson
• E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
• Angels in America (2003) as Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel
• Years and Years (2019) as Vivienne Rook
• Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (2022) as Lady Marcham
• Down Cemetery Road (2025) as Zoë Boehm

Filmography data via TMDB, refreshed automatically as new roles are announced.